Fish Recipes

[Nurani]

SARDINES (MATHHI) MASALA

Ingredients:

1 kilo mathhi ( Sardines )
4 onions, sliced finely
15 green chillies, slit
2"piece ginger, julienned
4-5 pieces kudam puli, ( cocum), soaked in a1.2 cup of water
of coconut milk+ 1/2 cup of first milk
1 1/2 tbsp coconut oil
1 tsp vinegar

Method:

Clean, wash and slash the mathhi fish.
Soak kudam puli in water and keep aside
Take 1st, 2nd and 3rd milk from the coconut. Keep the 1st milk (1/2 cup) separately and mix the other two ( 2nd and 3rd milk ) together.
Heat oil in a pan. Add the onions, ginger and green chillies and saute till they are golden in colour.
Add curry leaves, salt to taste and turmeric powder. Mix well.
Add the cleaned fish to the masala with the kudam puli pieces and water.
When they are mixed well add the 3 cups coconut milk and bring to boil.
Then simmer and cover till they are done.
Add the first milk and remove from fire and pour in the vinegar. Mix well.
Serve hot garnished with curry leaves.

[salwadisa]

This is similar to goan fish curry with slight variation. We make curry most of the time, will definately give it a try. Here is recipe for
Goan Prawn curry(Hooman)
Ingredients
Prawns/Shrimps 2 cups, peeled and deveined
Coconut 1 cup, finely grated
Tamarind size of a small lemon
Turmeric Powder 1 tsp
Chilli Powder 1/2 tsp or 5 dried red chilies
Coriander powder 1 tsp
Onion 1/2 cup finely chopped
¼ cup of radish/mooli (optional)
salt to taste
oil 1 tsp
water

Method

Wash prawns and marinate with salt, a pinch of turmeric powder and a pinch of chilli powder for about 10 minutes. Grind grated coconut, tamrind, coriander powder, chilli powder to fine paste. Set aside. In little oil fry onions till golden brown and add prawns and small pieces of radish. Let it cooked covered for about 10 minutes. Add coconut paste to it and around 1 cup of water. Let the curry boil, uncovered for 5 minutes. Adjust the consistency by adding water. Serve with plain white rice.